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Sunday, May 6, 2018

Guest Bloggers Wanted! (Theme: Abandoned)

I’m switching things up a bit. If you came looking for a
poem at the beginning of the month, rest assured, I’ll still be posting one next
week instead. I wanted to give my fellow bloggers the opportunity to consider
writing a guest post!

As I announced in my last newsletter, I’ll be taking a
planned writing hiatus this June. (I’m also considering stopping my newsletter
as it usually takes 5+ hours of writing, editing, photography, formatting, and
of the two people who actually reads it, one is my critique partner.) I usually
take a hiatus once a year, and June seemed like the perfect month for 2018
because it’s my birthday month (you didn’t hear that from me) and the wedding
month for one of my closest friends! That isn’t to say that I won’t do any
writing. I probably will, but I won’t be writing blog posts of my own.

But that doesn’t mean I can’t host guest writers!

Without further ado, please welcome the theme for June’s
guest writers:

Ever felt alone in a crowd? Ever explored a crumbling
structure that was once teeming with life?

Sometimes, the world can be a lonely place.

But it doesn’t have to be.

Sometimes we read to discover other characters and fellow
readers who share similar characteristics.

Books with a desert(ed) setting.

Think sand dunes,
uncharted islands, harsh environments, ruined castles, abandoned manors, you
name it. Remember, not all deserts are hot. Antarctica is classified as a
desert because it receives very little precipitation.

Writing about abandonment.

Are you a poet? How about
a novelist? Short story writer? If you’re a poet and want to write or have
written a poem about abandonment, feel free to share it. Or if you’re writing a
story with abandoned characters/settings, feel free to write a post about it.

Other.

The above are just prompts. If you have an
idea for a post that doesn’t quite fit any of these categories, feel free to
pitch your idea. I’m open to suggestions.